Know your body, know your mind, become your own healer. Tap into your inner wisdom…and feel healthy and energetic again.
Regain your health and energy with Yoga & Ayurveda practices that are designed just for you, and you’ll get the most out of your life.
Namaste!
When you understand your unique constitution, your physical tendencies and mental patterns and how they are related to Nature’s elements, you feel empowered to heal yourself.
HEAL YOUR BODY
Become your own healer in this 4-week signature course. Discover your unique constitution and learn the Yoga & Ayurveda tools to relieve common symptoms regain your health and energy.
Maya’s Services
Transformational
Wellness Coaching
Privte coaching in the sister sciences of Yoga & Ayurveda for optimal health.
Heal Your Body
signature group course
Live online group on the foundations of Yoga & Ayurveda for self healing.
Expansion Mentorship
for Yoga Teachers
Deepen your practice, up-level your teaching skills and launch your unique yoga business.
Public Events
monthly gatherings
Monthly New and Full moon gatherings, workshops and more.
Group Training Programs
200hr Yoga Teacher Training
Fall 2026, 14-week program at People’s Yoga
Yoga teacher training is an immersive experince designed to take you into the heart of yoga, to deepen your own practice, learn about the history and philosophy of Yoga and Ayurveda, as well as techniques, training and tools you will need to teach yoga to others.
For details please visit www.PeoplesYoga.org/training and fill out the interest form!
Group Yoga & Ayurveda Course
Heal Your Body
The Heal Your Body course will teach you the foundations of Yoga and Ayurveda to be your own healer. Understand your unique constitution and what diet and lifestyle will support you staying in balance and enjoying optimal health.
Includes: 4 weekly Ayur-yoga group classes; Ayurveda workshops; 1:1 Wellness Check-in ONLINE course.
What I do
I help moms and empty-nesters like you get back their bodies, restore mental focus and cultivate peace of mind through my group and private programs that combine yoga, mindfulness and Ayurveda practices with the best of modern science.
Do you feel like going to the gym or committing to a whole new diet and exercise regime feels overwhelming, intimidating or even off-putting, and you never seem to make the time to go or even get started?
You want to look and feel good again, and even though you don’t know where to start, you know in your heart that you can do it.
You know deep down that if you had a wellness coach who could help you get moving in the right way - without risking injury -and establish a balanced, healthy diet, you’d be able to do more of the activities you love to do (pain free) with the people you love.
I love to make yoga, meditation, breathing and Ayurvedic diet and lifestyle accessible to you so you can easily fit them into your life and achieve the holistic health you know you deserve and can experience.
True health comes from knowing your self, and nurturing your body, mind and spirit. You want to feel energized, reduce or eliminate aches and pains, and move freely in your body. You want to have a calm and clear mind and enjoy your life more. I will help you get there with consistent yoga, mindfulness and Ayurveda practices that you can easily fit into your life.
Schedule a no-obligation 30 minute clarity call with me to find out how I can help you achieve your wellness goals.
With over 16 years of teaching experience, I bring my warm personality and advanced knowledge of Yoga, Ayurveda, meditation, pranayama and body mechanics to create engaging classes, courses and training programs. I have tailored yoga practices to suit hundreds of past clients just like you.
Let’s talk about your health & wellness goals!
Meet Maya
Maya Siklai is E-RYT 500 Yoga Alliance certified yoga teacher, a mother, and a lifetime student of yoga, Ayurveda, dance, music and art. Maya took her first yoga class as a teenager, and has now been teaching yoga for over 16 years. Her intention has always been to empower people to learn safe and effective yoga practices and integrate them into their lives so that eventually they don’t need a teacher, other than themselves. “When I teach yoga, I seek to both honor the roots of yoga by integrating philosophy and spirituality, and to teach the practical physical, mental and emotional techniques that yield immediate results.”
Maya finds it most fulfilling to work one-on-one with private clients and to lead Yoga Teacher Training programs which she has done annually for the past 12 years. Both allow her to work closely with the same people over time to develop a deeper understanding of yoga beyond the physical poses. Maya also loves to teach her private clients, host monthly New Moon Reset classes, workshops, group courses, as well as lead teach the annual People’s Yoga 200-hr Yoga Teacher Training each Fall.
Aside from enjoying time with her beautiful family, Maya loves to read books, study yoga & Ayurveda, travel, swim in the ocean, cook, sing, dance, garden and create!
Training & Certifications
E-RYT500 Yoga Alliance, member since 2009
Pre-Natal Yoga Teacher
Children’s Yoga Teacher
Further training in Chair, Restorative and Accessible Yoga systems as well as self-massage with Therapy Balls
Ayurveda Health Counselor in training, currently completing 600hr training with Hale Pule
BA in Comparative Literature from UC Berkeley, 2005
Testimonials
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“Maya, your classes are wonderful, I feel really well taken care of. Thank you for giving us individualized attention and offering adjustments to fit everyone’s specific situation. You bring a lovely spiritual side to your practice, and at the same time you explain the anatomy behind certain movements and how they can help us in our daily life. I love that combination!”
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My body and I love the yoga essential course from Maya. Each class flows beautifully and is beneficial to what my body needs. Maya has a calming voice and is always helpful if I need assistance. Namaste!
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[These lessons have] helped my sore knees and joints. Now I can bend my right knee deeply where I couldn’t before. I always feel better both physically and mentally after Maya’s classes. This is a perfect intro to yoga.”
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I just wanted to thank you again for allowing me to feel my emotions as they surfaced during class on Saturday. It was completely unexpected and it was hard to pin point exactly what had caused it. I realize now that it was a myriad of things, some of which I didn't realize I was still holding on to…I felt seen and supported and it was what I needed at that moment. I appreciate you checking in with me at the end of class. I knew this class would have its challenges and that I would grow into a better me, but I had no idea to what depth. Yoga is DEEP! I have chosen this journey and I am grateful you are there with me.
Maya says,
“From the very beginning, my choice to teach yoga was a call to service born of a deep, lifelong love of teaching and to helping others. Yoga, for me, has been a path of constant, often challenging, always uplifting, study and growth. Although I had no religious upbringing or spiritual initiation, I recognized from the start the sacred responsibility that comes with leading someone in a yoga practice, guiding them into themselves by sharing the tools that have so often stimulated my own personal expansion on all levels. When I teach yoga, I seek to both honor the roots of yoga by integrating philosophy and spirituality, as well as to teach the physical, mental and emotional practices that yield immediate results. As a yoga teacher, my intention has always been to empower people to learn safe and effective yoga practices and integrate them into their lives so that eventually they don’t need a teacher, other than themselves.”
